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Brookline vs Enosburgh vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brookline | Enosburgh | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
| Salisbury and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
| Brookline and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.